The GRI Guidelines have enjoyed rapid uptake by large companies, but reporting by smaller companies is still rare. Initial feedback from Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) shows that there are some barriers to reporting, including that the Guidelines are >>> read more
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New GRI Sector Supplement underway: logistics and transportation
Source: Global Reporting Initiative, 23 June 2004In collaboration with the World Economic Forums Logistics and Transportation Corporate Citizenship Initiative, GRI began work to develop a Sector Supplement for this industry this month. The sector supplement will aim to help companies engaged in activities spanning shipping, air, >>> read more
Sweden´s Crown Princess opens ISO conference on social responsibility
Source: ISO, 22 June 2004Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden officially opened the ISO conference on social responsibility in Stockholm today, declaring, "Social responsibility concerns us all". The conference, 21-22 June 2004, hosted by the Swedish Standards Institute (SIS), will provide feedback to assist ISO >>> read more
Launch of UNEP FI – GRI Public Consultation on Environmental Performance Indicators
Source: UNEP, 21 June 2004The United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), have the pleasure to invite you to contribute to the development of the GRI Financial Services Sector Supplement (Environmental Performance). BACKGROUND ON THE UNEP FI >>> read more
Report Finds CSR Policies on the Rise in Asia, Europe, and North America
Source: Institutionalshareowner.Com, 21 June 2004One measure of the development of corporate social responsibility (CSR), or the incorporation of ethical, environmental, and sustainability considerations into business practice, is the prevalence of CSR policies at companies. A report released last month by the University of Hong >>> read more
European Corporate Sustainability Framework (ECSF) ready
Source: ECSF, 18 June 2004The European Commission /European Social Fund, an international consortium of academics, consultants and quality experts have developed a new generation management framework, and a set of stakeholder oriented (measurement) tools. This ECSF framework is able to support companies in demonstrating >>> read more
Media must improve accountability for brain print
Source: Sustainability, 17 June 2004A new report by SustainAbility and WWF-UK, Through the Looking Glass: Corporate Responsibility in the Media & Entertainment Sector, calls for media and entertainment companies to be more transparent and accountable for their brain print on society. The biggest players >>> read more
Ashridge research offers practical guide to Corporate Responsibility
Source: Ashridge Business School, 14 June 2004Corporate Responsibility (CR) must be relevant to individual businesses according to new research from Ashridge, one of the worlds leading business schools, carried out in association with the British Quality Foundation (BQF). Other key findings reveal that for CR to >>> read more
FEE calls for action on CSR Reporting
Source: FEE, 11 June 2004The European Federation of Accountants, FEE, is today calling on the European Commissions Multi-stakeholder Forum to give Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reporting the same level of recognition as financial reporting. CSR reporting typically sees corporations reporting on their economic, social >>> read more
Facility Sustainability Reporting Draft Guidance Launched for Public Review and Comment
Source: CERES, 11 June 2004CERES and the Tellus Institute released the draft guidance for facility-level sustainability reporting for public comment. All interested parties are encouraged to submit comments through September 10, 2004. The Draft Facility Reporting Guidance is the product of the Facility Reporting >>> read more
EABIS Launches Europes First Directory of Education, Training and Research on CSR and Business in Society
Source: EABIS, 10 June 2004The European Academy of Business in Society (EABIS) today launched Europes first on-line directory of education, training and research on corporate social responsibility (CSR) and business in society (BiS. Covering MBA programmes, executive education and under-graduate courses in Europes business >>> read more
GRI Mining and Metals Sector Supplement available for public comment
Source: Global Reporting Initiative, 8 June 2004In 2003 GRI and the International Council for Mining and Metals (ICMM) convened a multi-stakeholder working group with the purpose of developing a Mining and Metals Sector Supplement to the 2002 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines. A draft of the Supplement is >>> read more